Cec Busby
Cec is a content creator, director, producer and journalist with over 20 years experience. She is the editor of Business Builders and Flying Solo, the executive producer of Kochie's Business Builders TV show on the 7 network, and the host of the Flying Solo and First Act podcasts.
She was the founding editor of Sydney street press The Brag and has worked as the editor on titles as diverse as SX, CULT, Better Pictures, Total Rock, MTV, fasterlouder, mynikonlife and Fantastic Living.
She has extensive experience working as a news journalist, covering all the issues that matter in the small business, political, health and LGBTIQ arenas. She has been a presenter for FBI radio and OutTV.
Latest from Cec Busby
When young entrepreneur Tara Jane had trouble finding a Brazilian style bikini to meet her taste, the then 21-year-old decided to put the $10k she’d saved for a gap year to good use and make her own cossie instead. The ambitious girl boss jumped a flight to Bali with her heart and mind set on…
Coming from a family of tradies, it would seem as though it was a done deal that Michelle Hargreaves would go into the family biz. But it was only recently that Hargreaves turned her back on the corporate world to set up her own business Lady Tradie. “I’ve always been handy with a set of…
While local trade may be the bread and butter of many small businesses, increasingly SMBs are operating in the global marketplace. Whilst this expanded reach is great for the bottom line, making international payments is often a headache for the small business owner… But it doesn’t have to be. The most common international payment systems…
Mates Andy Fist and Shaun Malligan have honed in upon their love for the great outdoors and healthy eating to deliver a new dried beef product that eliminates the nasties to provide a healthy alternative to traditional jerky. The Tasmanian born buddies collaboration utilises grass-fed beef and is already a favourite of the Australian Rugby…
Four years ago, a long-running health battle with chronic endometriosis caused Charlie Ercan to give up her life as a lawyer and search for a new job that would allow her to manage her disease and deliver an income. It was shortly after this time, that Ercan met Daniel Papanikolaou. After spending several years working…
Magic Johnson is the King of reinvention. Known as one of the best basketball players of all time, Johnson retired from the NBA after 13 years following a shock diagnosis of HIV. While the world wrongly waited for Johnson to die, this monolith of a man, took stock, regrouped and re-emerged triumphant as a business…
Kara Goldin used to be a fan of diet sodas. That is until she realised just what was in them… In an effort to curb her diet soda addiction she tried to swap her fizzy drinks for water. The only problem was, she didn’t like its flavour. Plain water just didn’t do it for Goldin,…
From stylist to fashion designer to reality star and best-selling author, Rachel Zoe’s career has pivoted more times than a cat has lives. Made famous the world over thanks to the Bravo reality show The Rachel Zoe Project, the fashion icon is passionate about living a life of style. Her successful business ventures include The…
Serial entrepreneur, Mick Dempsey is no stranger to fintech. His first venture Ezidebit, a payment solution for small businesses, helped change the way payments were processed for SMEs. Started in Brisbane in 1999, the business grew to become one of Australia’s leading payment processors. By the time Dempsey and his brother sold Ezidebit for a…
Pamela Jabbour was just 21 when she founded Total Image Group. Armed with a dream and a marketing degree, the pocket rocket CEO, her brother and a friend decided to launch their own company designing and manufacturing uniforms for Australia’s leading brands. A little over a decade later and Jabbour has taken Total Image Group…
